Uruguay: Fishing workers confront police

Several arrests, injuries to police and protesters, and a police helicopter flying over Plaza Independencia were part of the saga of the protests by the Single Union of Sea Workers and Related Workers. The group maintains its work stoppage in defense of …

Uruguay progresses towards developing its first regulatory agency

Uruguay’s new left-wing coalition government took office in March 2025, under President Yamandu Orsi. Part of his new agenda has been to enhance the country’s regulation of pharmaceuticals. Uruguay is currently the only country in Latin America that lacks …

Discovering Uruguay’s Bird Hunting Wonderland

The variety of shots in Uruguay will challenge all levels of upland hunters.John MacGillivray/Dorsey Pictures An orange and white Brittany named Mia slinks cheetah-like through cover, crouching motionless on her belly as she peers like a weathervane …

Uruguay: Cold weather and floods lead to forced evacuations

The head of the Emergency Coordination Center of that Uruguayan department, Fernando Gonzalez, reported that more than 150 people were displaced (evacuees and self-evacuees) due to the flooding that occurred the day before. “We understand that this is part …

Delgado chosen to chair Uruguay's National Party

Monday, June 30th 2025 - 10:33 UTC Delgado was booed by many who blamed him for the electoral defeat to Orsi Former presidential candidate Álvaro Delgado was elected chairman of Uruguay's National Party (PN) board of directors this weekend, narrowly …

Temperatures plunge in Chile, Argentina and Uruguay

A sharp cold spell affecting the southern half of South America is expected to intensify and push northwards in the coming days as a broad area of high pressure builds over the continent. Over the weekend, large parts of Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay had …

Experimental Side Labels Are Redefining Uruguay’s Wine Culture

Touch Of Destiny Lands Breeders' Cup Berth With Dominating Group 3 Win In Uruguay

Touch Of Destiny Lands Breeders' Cup Berth With Dominating Group 3 Win In Uruguay originally appeared on Paulick Report. Haras Phillipson’s undefeated homebred Touch of Destiny (URU) dominated Sunday’s Asociacion Uruguaya de Propietarios de Caballos de …

Cybercriminals attack Uruguay again

The leak occurred on June 25 and includes names, ballots, cell phone numbers and data on vaccination against Covid-19 of 1.6 million Uruguayans, according to Birmingham Cyber Arms. In March 2025, Tacuara released a batch of data from the National Migration …

President of Uruguay defends multilateralism and 2030 Agenda

Orsi, who described the conclave as an “act of optimism,” thanked Spain for organizing the forum “at a time of great confusion, instability, in a world filled with war and the rise of arms.” The Uruguayan president added that this “climate of global …